Reenforced cable



Jan, 27, I

' J. T. AU STIN REENFoRcEb' CAB LE Filed Sept. "29, 1922 Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. AUSTIN, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

REENFORCED CABLE.

Application filed September 29, 1922. Serial No. 591,309.

' such a steel cable or its equivalent is cut,

it usually uncoils or unwraps at the place of cutting, this being particularly true of cable or a metal structure made up of strands. The primary object of the invention is the provision of means by which the cable or analogous article can be efiectually prevented from unwrapping or unravelling from the place where the cut is made.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification, I have shown in detail a form of embodiment of the invention which so that those skilled in the art can practice the invention, will be set forth fully in the following description. I am not restricted, however, to this disclosure. I may depart therefrom in a number of respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claim following said description.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a reenforced cable involving the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking toward the right.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the cable in loop form.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing the numeral 2 denotes a. length of steel cable which can be made of twisted lengths of wire. As I have already observed, the term cable is used in a broad sense to include for instance not only these twisted wires, or textile material, nature.

lVhen such a cable or equiv vide a structure by which such unravelling I apply to the which may be metal or or uncoiling is not possible. cable 2 a tube 3 but strands of hemp, and things of a like alent or loop is cut, it is more than apt to become untwisted commencing at the cut and I prosomething of an analogous character and which acts effectively to prevent the cable 2 from unravelling.

lVhen such an article unravels many disagreeable elfects are especially the case with present, this being metal or wire cable,

which is quite apt to scratch or injure the hands or some other part of the body.

The tube 3 of metal will prevent this bad condition.

The reenforced cable at its reenforced end can be formed into astrong loop l, the free portion of the reenforced loop being wrapped around the reenforced part of the cable 2, the tube 3 being sufficiently flexible as to permit this condition.

The device comprises a core having a reenforced portion or wrapping free of the same, but tightly that where the core enveloping the core so 7:.

is cut the core and the wrapping thereabout can be formed into a loop.

What I claim is:

A looped structure comprising a wire cable surrounded by an end of the tube wrapped around the other end of the tube, rigidity to re said tube having sufficient tam the cable in looped form ation.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

JOHN T. AUSTIN.

lVitnesses T. MAY NoRRIs, HEATH SUTHERLAND. 

